West Lothian Greens

Welcome to John and Ross! 💚

With a Labour government looking more and more like the Tories every day and the SNP dropping progressive commitments all over the place, there has never been a more crucial moment for strong Green voices in town halls across our country.

BBC News article: McGill's bus operator fined almost £30,000 over faults

McGills faced no consequences from their raid on West Lothian buses.

In the few months they operated here, they removed routes and hiked prices, before they abandoned us, they've taken the Livingston depot and moved buses to their other franchises.

Why did the Council let them get away with it?

Trans people exist. Billionaires Shouldn't. Scottish Greens.

trans people exist.
billionaires shouldn't.

Daily Record article: West Lothian parents win concession on high school consultation

East Calder has expanded well beyond the capacity of its current school, medical centre and transport corridors.

Why the Council & Developers have been allowed to get away with this is beyond belief. Let's hope this win for local parents is a first step to improving local services for all.

Private bus companies like McGills abandoned West Lothian 🥀

We need public run buses to connect our villages and towns!

Imagine the Scotland we could build without the financial shackles of Westminster.

We could properly tackle poverty and cut carbon emissions to protect people and planet. 🌍💚

anti-fascist - anti-racist. Scottish Greens. 2 Green flags one lighter and one darker.

anti-fascist
today.
tomorrow.
always.

There are over 10,500 applications for a council house in West Lothian, and over 1,100 homeless support applications. We don't need short-term lets, we need homes for people.

Scottish Greens Party Political Broadcast. Live on Tuesday 14 October, 18:25 on STV & 18:55 on BBC One Scotland. An image of Gillian Mackay and Ross Greer in a woodland area.

📺Scottish Greens Party Political Broadcast.

Tuesday 14 October, 18:25 STV & 18:55 BBC One Scotland.

There is more than enough wealth in this country to end poverty and fund our NHS.

Communities have been punished by decades of Tory and Labour cuts, whilst the super-rich have hoarded Scotland's wealth.

Rent controls passed! homes are for living in, not for profiteering.

🚨BREAKING

40 years ago Margaret Thatcher abolished rent controls in Scotland.

The Scottish Parliament just passed a Bill introduced by the Scottish Greens, which will allow them once more!

This will keep rents affordable and offer safety and stability to renters. 🙌

A majority of Scotland would abolish the monarchy. Yes: 53%. No: 47%.

£500 million is pulled from the public purse each year to maintain a billionaire king, all while public services are cut and those most in need lose support.

#AbolishTheMonarchy

Farage says jump... Starmer asks how high?

Article from The National: SNP stage council walk-out after Tory-Labour allies 'shut down debate'

Labour and the Tories tried to avoid democratic and transparent debate in West Lothian Council as they force the closure of community centres across our communities.

This is abhorrent. The voices of our communities must be heard.

West Lothian deserves better.

The Labour/ Tory coalition that 'runs' our council has closed nurseries, swimming pools and community centres, all whilst ignoring local voices.

Be part of the movement for a better West Lothian. greens.scot/join

So many people across the country are struggling.

And they're rightly angry at a political system which has failed them.

With a new generation of leadership across the UK only Greens will deliver the transformation that our country desperately needs. 💚

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Be part of the movement. Scottish Greens.

We're building a movement to fight back against the ultra-wealthy and protect our planet from the climate crisis.

Be part of the movement. Join the Scottish Greens.

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Why wait for them to figure out if it's going to be ours, yours, theirs, all at once or nothing at all?

Time to join the party that's already making a difference!
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Earlier today MSPs backed my proposal for boycotts, divestment and sanctions against Israel, as well as for immediate recognition of the State of Palestine.

This is a huge step forward, thanks to the many people who have campaigned for this.

Scotland joins global movement to boycott Israel. An earth with the Palestine flag. Scottish Greens.

🎉BREAKING: Scotland has joined the global movement to boycott Israel!

The proposal put forward by Green MSP @patrickharvie.bsky.social was supported by a majority of members in the Scottish Parliament.

The Scottish Government has finally accepted the Scottish Greens proposal to end all public funding for Israel's arms dealers.

Israel is committing a genocide in Palestine.

Scotland must play our part in ending this atrocity, not bankroll it by handing public cash to the arms dealers

End the genocide. Boycott. Divest. Sanction. Scottish Greens.

Gaza needs actions, not words. 🇵🇸

It's time for Scotland to stand against genocide.

Politico article: Amid Europe’s worst drug crisis, Glasgow is changing course

Drug addiction & misuse is a health crisis. People seeking support deserve to be treated with empathy and support.

Since opening in January, Scotland's first drug consumption centre in Glasgow has helped many stay safe and seek support.

The famine must end. We stand with the Global Sumud Flotilla. Scottish Greens. European Greens.

The famine must end.🇵🇸

@scottishgreens.org, along with @europeangreens.eu, are demanding safe passage for the Global Sumud Flotilla, which is heading to Gaza to deliver urgent aid.

BBC News article: Peak rail fares 'gone for good' on ScotRail trains. An image of Green campaigners holding tickets that read "No peak rail fares"

Commuters across Scotland saved money on their way to work this morning.

Scottish Greens, trade unions and workers forced change on Scotland's railways by getting peak rail fares scrapped for good.

Now you are saving money on your commute.

It has taken a lot of work from Greens, trade unions and regular rail users to get to this point.

We need to build on it with a focus on more and better connections and the best possible services across our country if we are to encourage people out of their cars and onto rail.

Happy No Peak Rail Fares day! A policy brought in by the @scottishgreens.org , scrapped by the SNP, and only reinstated thanks to excellent campaigning by trades unions and our Green MSPs. Swapping your car for the train makes so much sense for our planet, and now for your pocket too!

The real enemies of Scotland don't arrive by small boat; they arrive by private jet.

People seeking asylum didn't sell off community centres, privatise buses, or bail out the banks, it was the super-rich and their friends in Westminster.

Greens believe in a welcoming Scotland.

Workers in West Lothian are about to save a load of money.

This is what happens with @scottishgreens.org in parliament fighting alongside trade unions and workers.

Real change, for people and planet.

Protect the right to protest. Scottish Greens.

The right to protest is under attack in the UK. 🪧✊️

There is no justification for detaining people standing peacefully with Gaza.

The Scottish Government should tell Police Scotland to stop enforcing undemocratic laws from Westminster.